With the unveiling of the refreshed Mercedes-Benz CLS, we're awash in information on the sleek new four-door. While there's plenty of exciting stuff to talk about, including the availability of a six-cylinder CLS on US shores for the first time, here, we're going to focus on headlights. Those bright, MultiBeam LED headlights are a big leap forward from anything that Mercedes has offered before, and we figured they deserved a closer look.

The MultiBeam system improves upon the CLS' already formidable lamps by utilizing a new camera and LED element. Fans of headlight technology should note that this system is not unlike Audi's Matrix LED setup that's found on the 2015 A8. While it's not new, it doesn't mean that MB's system isn't pretty darn significant. Like the Matrix LED system, the CLS' headlights are able to constantly adjust the high-beam output on a specifically targeted area, which allows the CLS driver to maintain visibility without blinding oncoming traffic.

This is done thanks to a LED lighting element that's made up of 24 smaller chips, each of which can be individually adjusted. From there, there are four control units that draw information from a windshield-mounted camera, with each unit calculating the perfect lighting pattern 100 times per second.

Not only can the lighting elements be adjusted to prevent blindness, they also add a new degree of adaptability around bends and curves. Again, active front lighting systems are far from new, but with the CLS, Mercedes is promising to make the system even more intelligent, bolstering the visibility of its drivers.

Now, the bad news: Mercedes has told Autoblog that, at least at launch, the US-spec CLS won't be available with MultiBeam LEDs. We're guessing it's because of the same antiquated law that's preventing Audi from offering its Matrix LEDs. According to the Feds, headlights need separate low-beam and high-beam modes. It's a bummer, but somehow we don't see this rule changing in the near future (headlight regulations don't make for a very sexy campaign platform). Here's hoping Mercedes joins Audi's effort to get the law changed.

Launched in 2010, the second-gen CLS is on its way out, with Mercedes offering special Final Edition models for both the four-door coupe and the Shooting Brake.

The W218 CLS carried on the original’s unique legacy in the segment, offering customers stylish alternatives to conventional four-door sedans and estates. Sadly, the Shooting Brake probably won't get a successor due to the lack of interest in China and the US, the world's two biggest markets.

Now, the car maker that invented the four-door-coupe niche, is sending them off packed to the gills with equipment.

Visually, in order to emphasize the vehicles’ luxurious, yet sporty character, Mercedes tailored both models in its AMG Line, which includes a diamond radiator grille in chrome, AMG front apron with striking, sporty air intakes, diamond lattice and chrome trim elements, AMG side sill panels and also AMG rear apron with simulated air outlets and chrome trim strip. Completing the look is a bumper-integrated two-pipe exhaust system with angular tailpipe trim elements, as well as a selection of rims, ranging from the 19-inch AMG multi-spoke wheels, to the 18-inch AMG five-spoke light-alloys.

The cabin features the same sporty fashion as the exteriors, although a selection of fine materials were used to enhance the overall atmosphere. The driver and front passenger are accommodated on heated multi-contour seats, finished in black leather accentuated with light-colored topstitching, while a sports steering wheel with flattened bottom section - exclusive to the Final Edition – is used for precise control. Moreover, a high-quality badge with "Final Edition" lettering on the wing as well as appropriate lettering on the front floor mats was implemented, to remind future owners of the CLS' exclusivity.

The Final Edition will be available with DIRECT CONTROL sports suspension as well as MULTIBEAM LED headlamps, and Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus. All engine variants and can be ordered, as well as the complete range of paint finishes of the CLS family, with the Final Edition Package priced at €8,211 ($9,131), so we're looking at a $76,956 starting price.